The Portland daily press., 1887-03-18
Amendment to the Ordinance ReIat-
ing to the Sinking fund.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening. The committees for the
ensuing municipal year were appointed and
some other business transacted.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The Board came to order at the call Of the
Mayor. Absent, Alderman Kicker
THE SINKING FUND.
The following ordinance was read and
passed to be engroSsed The committee on
engrossed bills reported the ordinance cor
rectly engrossed, and, under suspension of
the rules, it was given final passage to be
enacted. The ordinance follows:
Sec. 1.-The second section of the revised ordi-
nance relating to the sinking fund, as printed on
page 45O of The Revised Ordinances OF 1882. is
hereby amended by inserting at the close OF the
third line of said section the words, except in
the cases of sewer assessments and by striking
out the words "all receipts for premiums on city
notes issued' from the fifth and sixth lines OF said
section, so that SAID section as amended snail
read as follows:
D. An balances of money unapproprated re-
manning in the treasury at the end of any financial
year; all excesse of income over the original
estimated income, except in the case of sewer
assessments: all balances of appropriations orig
inal or by additions remaining on the books Of
the auditor; all receipts in money on account of
the sale of real estate Of any description now be-
longing or which hereafter may belong to the city,
excepting the sale of burial lots in the cemeteries
of the city; all receipts on account of the princi
pal sum OF any stocks, bonds or notes now owned
or which may be hereafter owned by the city; and
also OF the annual tax such a sum as the City
Council Of each year shall fix and determine, not
less than one per cent. of the then existing city
liabilities after deducting therefrom the amount
OF the Atlantic & st. Lawrence Railroad Loan
and the building loan; shall be and the same
hereby Is appropriated to the payment orpurchase
Of the city debt.
Sec. 2-This ordinance shall take effect when
approved.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Mayor announced the following stand
ing committees:
Agency for the sale of Liouor-Messrs Rick er,
Mcmahon, Briggs.
Damage on Grading streets-The Mayor and
Messrs. Briggs and Galley.
Drains and Sewers-Messrs. Galley, McMahon
and Kicker.
Marks.
New Wooden Budngs-Messrs. Smith, Galley
Police-The Mayor, Messrs. Smith and Nc
Mahon.
State Pensions-Messrs. Wilson and Galley.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following are the appointments from
both boards for the joint standing commit
tees:
Aceounts-Alderman Marks, Messrs Cushing
and Kent.
Bells and CIoeks-Alderman Kicker Messrs.
Adams, Higgins and Callahan.
Electrical Appliances-The Mayor, Alderman
Marks, Messrs. Abbott, Peck and Murphy.
Engrossed Bills-Alderman Smith, Messrs. Syl-
yeSter, McGlaufiin and Laughlin.
Fnance-The Mayor, Aldermen Wilson and
Kicker, Messrs. Dewey, MCGOWAN and Trefethen
Fire observation-disclosures Marks and Wilson
Messrs; feck, Adams and McCutchy.
JUDICIAL Pr0ceedingS-The Mayor, Aldermen
King.
Laying out New streets-The Mayor, Aldermen
wilson and Smith, Messrs Rand, Kent and Nc
Mayors Address-Aldermen Briggs and Me-
Mahon, Messrs. MCGOWAN, Hutchinson and
Public Buildings-The Mayor, Alderman Marks
Messrs. Spring, Sylvester and Cushing.
Rules and Orders-Aldermen Wilson and Briggs
Messrs. King, Higgins and Murphy
Salaries-Aldermen Marks and Wilson, MesSrs.
Dewey, MCGOWAN and Spring.
sale OF Unimproved Real Saskatchewan
Kicker and Briggs, Messrs Rand, Hutchinson
and Callahan.
Street Lamps-Alderman Briggs, Messrs. Alb
bott, Trefethen and Adams.
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges-Aldermen
Briggs and Galley, Messrs. Trefethen, Mccain,
ana McGlanfin.
Public structon-Aldermen Kicker and CAT
ley Messrs Dewey Higgins and Laughton.
CITY ORDINANCES.
Alderman Briggs called attention to the
fact that by the city ordinances, gunpowder
is to be delivered on the brow of Bramhalps
Hill instead of at the magazine on the plain
beneath, the magazine having been removed
from its old location. Several other discrep-
ancies were pointed out by Mr.. Briggs, who
suggested revision of the ordinances. Up
on motion of Alderman Wilson, the matter
was referred to the committee on rules and
orders for consideration and report.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An insane person was sent to the asylum
at Augusta.
Geo. w Hamm, Charles Bradford and
James ii. Clark were appointed special DO
licemen without pay.
James 5. Gould was appointed superinten-
dent of burials
The bonds of Levi Pennell weigher of
nay; James 5. Gould, superintendent of
burials; Howard f. Hall, city constable
Ihos. Al. Glendennmg, city constable; Chas.
ID. Moseley, city constable, were approved.
The license to keep and sell gunpoWder
neld by Frederick Goth was renewed.
{. An order was passed authorizing the CITY
clerk to procure in connection with the CEN
sus Of school children census of children of
one year old and under, in order to secure a
more complete registration of births. The
expense is to be charged to the appropria-
ton for contingent expenses.
The Board adjourned.